The Japanese American Association of Lane County will host the 35th Annual Obon and Taiko Festival, bringing Japanese music and dance to Eugene, on Saturday, Aug. 29, from 1 to 7 p.m. at the Yujin ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The hypnotic beat of thundering taiko drums, a symbolic community folk dance, a serene stroll on winding garden paths and ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV4)-- The Obon Dance and Festival is bringing the community together to celebrate and honor lives that have passed. The summer Obon season perpetuates the Buddhist tradition of ...

Charlene Acuhido, of the Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission Bon Dance Team, joins other participants in a bon dance led by Haleiwa Bon Dance Club during a mini bon dance workshop session, Saturday, May 31, ...

Several taiko drumming groups will be performing at the Japanese Obon Festival at Como Park. Credit: Jackie Scherer Photography There’s still time to take advantage of the glorious thing that is ...

Typically, the tradition of Obon — the Japanese Festival of the Dead — is a three-day affair featuring a variety of traditional dancing styles to celebrate and honor the spirits of ancestors. The ...

Beginning in early June and running through mid-August, temples across the island are opening their grounds for evenings of dancing, music, food and remembrance. The Bon Festival, or Obon, is steeped ...

The community is invited to the fifth annual Humboldt Obon Festival on Aug. 16 from 3 to 7 p.m. in Arcata’s Creamery District, 1251 Ninth St. This free, family friendly event is based on the Japanese ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The soaring temperatures of an early July evening did little to stop more than a thousand people from gathering in downtown Salt Lake City to participate in the 90th annual Obon ...